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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
index 94b979d1b58d..effff47a3c82 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ static inline void native_pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmd)
static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pudp)
{
- unsigned long pgd;
-
set_pud(pudp, __pud(0));
/*
@@ -79,13 +77,10 @@ static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pudp)
* section 8.1: in PAE mode we explicitly have to flush the
* TLB via cr3 if the top-level pgd is changed...
*
- * Make sure the pud entry we're updating is within the
- * current pgd to avoid unnecessary TLB flushes.
+ * Currently all places where pud_clear() is called either have
+ * flush_tlb_mm() followed or don't need TLB flush (x86_64 code or
+ * pud_clear_bad()), so we don't need TLB flush here.
*/
- pgd = read_cr3();
- if (__pa(pudp) >= pgd && __pa(pudp) <
- (pgd + sizeof(pgd_t)*PTRS_PER_PGD))
- write_cr3(pgd);
}
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP